Teen killed, 11 wounded in night of violence

People watch Chicago police activity at the scene of a quadruple shooting in the 3300 block of West Division Street Thursday night. (Tribune / Scott Strazzante)

A 16-year-old boy was shot in the head and killed in the Little Village neighborhood in a night of widespread violence that saw at least 11 other people wounded across the city.

About 2:45 a.m., police found the boy unresponsive in the 2400 block of South Drake Avenue, according to a release from police News Affairs.

He was identified as William Luttrel of Chicago but no home address was available. An autopsy determined that he died from multiple gunshot wounds in a homicide, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Luttrel was walking on the Southwest Side street when a vehicle approached him and its occupants shouted gang slogans and began shooting, police said.

In other overnight shootings:

At 9:05 p.m. in the 3300 block of West Division Street in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, four people were wounded when someone approached them on foot and began shooting, according to a release from police News Affairs. Police said the shooting appeared gang-related.

A 23-year-old woman was shot in the back and was in serious condition at Stroger Hospital. A 30-year-old man was shot in the leg, and a 24-year-old man in the shoulder; both were in good condition at Stroger. A 23-year-old man shot in a finger refused medical attention. The attacker fled south through an alley, and no one was in custody, police said.

At 9:31 p.m. in the 6800 block of South Morgan Street in the Englewood neighborhood, a 34-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man were shot in their legs when an assailant approached and began shooting. The woman was sitting in a vehicle while the man was standing by it. Both were listed in good condition at Saint Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center and Stroger, respectively.

At 11:34 p.m., a 25-year-old man was driving in the 2300 block of South Washtenaw Avenue in the Little Village neighborhood when he was shot multiple times and subsequently crashed into a tree. He was listed in critical condition at Mount Sinai Hospital.

At 1:01 a.m., a 27-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to his leg in a drive-by shooting in the 8000 block of South Elizabeth Street in the Gresham neighborhood. He was listed in good condition at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. Police are looking for a silver or gray older model box-shaped vehicle. No one was in custody.

About 1:50 a.m., a person was shot in the face and critically injured, according to police. The shooting happened in the 3700 block of West Pippin Street and no one was in custody, police said. There were no other immediate details.

About 2:30 a.m., a 29-year-old man was shot in the elbow in the 1500 block of East 84th Street in the Marynook neighborhood, district police said. He was taken to Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center in good condition, police said.

At 5:12 a.m., a 25-year-old woman was shot in a drive-by while standing on the sidewalk in the 800 block of East 65th Street in the Woodlawn neighborhood, the release said. She suffered gunshot wounds to her side and back and was taken in serious condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

No one was in custody for any of the shootings, and area detectives were investigating.

Earlier in the day, a 35-year-old woman was killed and five other people were wounded in separate shootings.